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-used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy or some times feminine: Pinay, which is formed by taking the last four letters of the word 'Filipino' and adding the diminutive suffix -y. The word was coined by expatriate Filipino Americans during the 1920s and was later adopted by Filipinos in the Philippines.

-Pinoy is a term of endearment and is rarely used in formal settings. The term is akin to that of a nickname which is used by close family members and friends so that one who uses it somehow already developed some close ties with Filipinos.

-The term especially gained popular currency in the late 1970s in the Philippines when a surge in patriotism made a hit song of Filipino folksinger Heber Bartolome's "Tayo'y mga Pinoy" (We are Filipinos), and later with famous Filipino band Bamboo's "Noy-pi" (Pinoy in reversed syllables).

-In addition to Pinoy, Filipinos also refer themselves as Filipinos and Filipinas, Filipinos for the male gender (masculine), and Filipinas for the female gender (feminine).

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A Pinoy is a filipino man. A Pinay is a filipino woman. Get it? Oh ya and by the way filipinos are NOT pacific islanders... who the hell said that we were any way? the Philippines are in the map in ASIA not near Hawaii where Samoan or Tajisian people are! and yes people... believe it or not filipinos ARE asian.

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Filipino male (Flip girl=pinay) or just plain Filipino. No kristenssn, it`s not what the "ghetto" Filipinos or "wannabes" say. What the fuck chick. Seriously, if you are going to "define" a word.. GET IT THE FUCK RIGHT BITCH! Us Filipinos are very proud of our nationality so fuck off... and learn how to spell you whore.

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are you pinay?
yes!! and my lola makes adobo with munook!
no, kristensn or whatever the hell your name is, we are not lazy to say filipino... I actually take offense to that. I just have an aversion to spanish colonialism...I'd rather say pinoy....know the culture first before you open your mouth.